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20-23 September

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Rowing was introduced for the first time at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

The number of entries in the boat classes have progressively grown since the sport was added to the Paralympic programme.

Man and woman congradulate each other.

China will play Great Britain for gold in the compound open mixed event, while Turkey will face the US for gold in the men’s equivalent.

Two men playing football

Argentina won the final place at next year’s Paralympics, joining Brazil, the USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Russia and Ukraine.

Yao Yongquan and Cai Changgu at Beijing

The International Federation for the sport is seeking only letter of intent at this time.

Three archers on the field of play

Three Russians finished in the top six of the qualifying round and combined to set a new world record by 92 points.

Uppor body of a man in orange shirt

The Dutch wheelchair racer gives an insight into his training regime.

Sergey Malyshev of Russia, wearing glasses, a visor and ear protection shoots his Mixed P3-25m Pistol at an indoor range at The Royal Artillery Barracks

The Russian pistol shooter is more determined than ever to end his silver streak at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Logo Paralympics New Zealand

As their first official activity as partners, PNZ, ACC will launch an event to mark ‘1 Year to Go to Rio 2016.’

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory

The free summit will cover topics from how to start a para-triathlon programme to coaching the athletes.

Blindfolded football player targeting the goal

Great Britain cruises into the semi-finals, while defending champion Spain ties with Russia.

Logo_International Sports Federation for Persons with an Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID)

Less than a month from now, South America will welcome the Games for the first time.

Sang Min Han of Korea on course for gold in today's IPCAS adaptive racing at Audi quattro Winter Games NZ.

Jae Rim Yang captured her second gold at the Southern Hemisphere Cup, while teammate Sang Min Han rebounded for win.

David Drahoninsky

The Czech Republic archer was three points shy of a world record on day one of the qualifying rounds of the World Archery Para Championships.

Five-year Countdown Event sparks passion in Tokyo for Paralympic Sports.

Tokyo 2020 celebrated five-years-to-go by holding wheelchair basketball events.

Two blindfolded football players fight for the ball

Emrah Ocal helped Turkey defeat Italy in round-robin play of the Blind Football European Championships.

Two women in wheelchairs, playing basketball, fighting for the ball

After a loss in the 2014 World finals, the women’s team look to rebound at the European Championships.

Michael Frenzke of Germany competes in the Sitting Volleyball 5th/6th Place Playoff between Denmark and Germany at the Copper Box Arena on day four of the Invictus Games.

The German men will attend a training camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to prepare for the Championships on home soil.

Group of athletes on the beach, duscussing

Following the Rio 2016 test events, four British para-triathletes participated in workshops on Copacabana Beach.

New Zealand's Adam Hall racing to gold

The three-time Paralympian owned his home course at Southern Hemisphere Cup, which is part of the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2015.

Man in green shirt holding an Irish flag and smiling to the camera

Injury after injury – after injury, the Irishman is now more eager to win golds at the World Championships in October.